Weather in Aitkin, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aitkin, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Aitkin, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
58°
13%
10p
57°
10%
11p
57°
11%
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
Aitkin, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—71°49°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle58%64°42°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain63%54°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle85%46°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast29%61°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle16%51°46°
Aitkin, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Aitkin, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
022° · veering 170°
Direction
NNE
022°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Aitkin, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Aitkin, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aitkin, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Aitkin, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Aitkin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).